Couple arrested for double murder of rag-pickers

June 27, 2016 09:19 pm | Updated September 16, 2016 04:40 pm IST - Bengaluru

Police have cracked the murder of rag-picker couple who were bludgeoned to death while they were asleep under the metro elevated line on K.R. Road. They have arrested another rag picker couple.

Umesh (40) and Kutti (31) were killed with a stone.

Police arrested Raja alias Rasa (30) from KGF and Sowmya alias Lakshmi (23) from Ramanagaram who live by the roadside near City Market. Kutti had allegedly attacked Sowmya with acid two years ago. Raja and Sowmya retaliated on Saturday night.

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